More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. In Maratha fort administration, the Karkhanis was in charge of
A)Construction
B)Accounts
C)Stores
D)Garrison
Answer: Stores
- Q. Anandibai Joshi obtained medical degree from Woman’s Medical College of
A)New York
B)Philadelphia
C)London
D)Pennsylvania
Answer: Pennsylvania
- Q. Mumbai Samachar was first published in the year
A)1819
B)1822
C)1816
D)1825
Answer: 1822
- Q. The rivers of Maharashtra can be divided into how many groups as given below?
A)Two
B)Three
C)One
D)Four
Answer: Three
- Q. When was the Third Battle of Panipat fought between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan Army?
A)1771
B)1792
C)1761
D)1804
Answer: 1761
- Q. The Marathas captured Salsette and Bassein from
A)French
B)British
C)Mughal
D)Portuguese
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. Which year, the first Radio programme was broadcast by the Radio club of Bombay
A)1925
B)1926
C)1923
D)1927
Answer: 1923
- Q. Where does Tapti River empty its Basin?
A)Bay of Bengal
B)Indian Ocean
C)Arabian Sea
D)Red Sea
Answer: Arabian Sea
- Q. How many Municipal Councils are in Maharashtra?
A)222 Municipal Councils
B)302 Municipal Councils
C)102 Municipal Councils
D)352 Municipal Councils
Answer: 222 Municipal Councils
- Q. Which among the following is the nearest to the site of “Battle of Aragon” during the second Anglo Maratha War?
A)Pune
B)Akola
C)Amravati
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Akola
- Q. Who started the newspaper “Sudharak”
A)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
B)Lokmanya Tilak
C)Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
D)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
Answer: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
- Q. What is the State Song of Maharashtra?
A)Sana Leibak Maharashtra
B)Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza
C)Maharashtra Devabhumi Matribhumi
D)Bande Utkala Janani
Answer: Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza
- Q. Who is also known as the “the second founder of the Maratha State.”
A)Baji Rao I
B)Sambhaji
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Chhatrapati Shahu
Answer: Balaji Vishwanath
- Q. Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University
A)William Guyer Hunter
B)N. G. Chandavarkar
C)John Wilson
D)Raymond West
Answer: John Wilson
- Q. Who was the founder of the Balwadi, an Indian pre-school run for economically weaker sections
A)Tarabai Modak
B)Irawati Karve
C)Shalini Moghe
D)Malati Shendge
Answer: Tarabai Modak
- Q. When was the last Kumbha Mela held in the Nashik District of Maharashtra?
A)2012
B)2013
C)2010
D)2015
Answer: 2015
- Q. Who was the first person from Maharashtra to receive Bharat Ratna Award?
A)Pandurang Vaman Kane
B)Vinoba Bhave
C)Dhondo Keshav Karve
D)Lata Mangeshkar
Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
- Q. Total number of members in Maharashtra Legislative Council is
A)72
B)76
C)70
D)78
Answer: 78
- Q. Who is the first Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
A)Charles Sargent
B)Louis Addin Kershaw
C)Matthew Richard Sausse
D)Michael Roberts Westropp
Answer: Matthew Richard Sausse
- Q. Which is the Largest District of Maharashtra?
A)Pune
B)Nashik
C)Ahmednagar
D)Solapur
Answer: Ahmednagar
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